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親愛 (しんあい, shinai) Japanese meaning: deep affection | Kotomora

親しん愛あい

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

deep affection; intimate love

A warm, close affection, often for family or dear friends. Slightly formal or literary.

親しん愛あいの情じょうを込こめて手て紙がみを書かいた。

I wrote a letter filled with deep affection.

2

Used as a modifier, especially in the set phrase 親愛なる at the start of a letter, like 'Dear ...'.

親しん愛あいなる友ともへ、元げん気きですか。
Dear friend, how are you?

Usage patterns

親しん愛あいなる〈人ひと〉Dear ~ (opening a letter)
親しん愛あいなる友ともへ、お元げん気きですか。
Dear friend, how are you?
〈人ひと〉に親しん愛あいの情じょうを抱いだくto feel deep affection for someone
彼かれは幼おさななじみに親しん愛あいの情じょうを抱いだいている。
He feels deep affection for his childhood friend.
親しん愛あいの念ねんを込こめてwith feelings of affection
親しん愛あいの念ねんを込こめて、この贈おくり物ものを送おくります。
I'm sending this gift with feelings of affection.

Kanji

親parent, intimacy, relative
愛love, affection, favourite

Related words· 6

愛あい情じょうN3sense 1
愛情 is the everyday, general word for love or affection, while 親愛 is more formal or literary and stresses closeness with family or dear friends.
敬けい愛あい sense 1
敬愛 combines respect with affection and is used for admired figures like teachers or mentors, whereas 親愛 is warmer and more personal, for close or familial ties.
愛あいN3sense 1
愛 is the broad, general word for love in any context, while 親愛 specifically emphasizes a close, intimate, or familial affection.
親したしいN3sense 1
親しい is an i-adjective meaning 'close, intimate' describing a relationship, while 親愛 is a noun/na-adjective expressing the feeling of deep affection itself.

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親したしみN2sense 1
親しみ is a casual, everyday sense of friendliness or warmth toward someone, while 親愛 is a stronger, more formal expression of deep affection.
友ゆう愛あい
親愛 expresses warm personal affection or dearness (often used as 親愛なる in letters), while 友愛 emphasizes a principled bond of fraternity or friendship.

Etymology

Compound of 親 (intimate, parent) and 愛 (love). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys close, familial affection.